Lobo,

When shooting the 00 Buck we always shoot at the head, never body shots. I wouldn't hesitate to shoot 50 yards at a deer with buckshot. 30 inch barrel and a modified choke puts a pretty tight group out there. You are only talking about 9 or so pellets. We used to partake in the either sex hunts in Southwest Washington back in the early 70's. All of us would shoot 00 Buck and be tagged out by noon the first day. With 5 or 6 deer on the ground every time we hunted that area I was able to see just how effective Buckshot can be. These were logged off areas too, not brush.